South Downs

American  

noun

1. a range of low hills, from Hampshire to East Sussex, in S England.

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South Downs British  

plural noun

1. a range of low hills in S England, extending from E Hampshire to East Sussex: proposed (since 1999) as a national park

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Example Sentences

The South Downs Social cafe in Winchester, which has been running for five years, has employed many teenagers, said owner Neil Wyatt.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The first one was the Peak District in 1951 and the most recent was the South Downs, which was designated in 2010.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Andrew Griffith, MP for Arundel and South Downs, said he had heard examples of his constituents having booked heating oil orders cancelled.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

He said Eastbourne was bordered by the English Channel and the South Downs National Park and it had "complex flood issues" and "limited land for development", but added that homes were built every year.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

Southdown, sowth′down, adj. pertaining to the South Downs in Hampshire, the famous breed of sheep so named, or their mutton.—n. this breed of sheep, a sheep of the same, or its mutton.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various